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What's the biggest difference between DAILEY MIDDLE and what you expected?
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Enrollment
767
Middle
DISTRICT 807 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEL VALLE ISD·NCES 481662012337
Dailey Middle School
14000 WESTALL ST, AUSTIN, TX 78725 · (512) 386-3600 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
708 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 251 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 279 | 36% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
18.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 13.0% | 26.0% | 56.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 34.0% | 18.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dailey Middle School
Dailey Middle School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dailey Middle School this school | 767 | 92.3% | 24.5% |
| Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy DALLAS | 808 | 90.8% | 40.0% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School WACO | 786 | 93.5% | 21.9% |
| W H Gaston Middle School DALLAS | 757 | 94.7% | 39.4% |
| O'Banion Middle School GARLAND | 784 | 92.7% | 33.7% |
| Klentzman Intermediate School HOUSTON | 833 | 89.8% | 21.0% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dailey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #1,525 of 1,635 | #28 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,634 of 1,670 ▼ 12 | #43 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,593 of 1,670 ▼ 175 | #37 of 48 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #1,293 of 1,570 | #42 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #628 of 1,749 | #21 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #676 of 1,542 | #20 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #1,094 of 1,543 | #33 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #185 of 1,648 | #8 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.5% | #200 of 437 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
767
-155 (-17%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 767 | 53.8 | 14.3:1 | 92% (708) |
| 2023-24 | 814 | 55.9 | 14.6:1 | 94% (762) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 56.6 | 14.7:1 | 94% (780) |
| 2020-21 | 922 | 64 | 14.4:1 | 95% (872) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 53.5 | 12.6:1 | 84% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 51 | 13.9:1 | 89% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 51 | 13.9:1 | 85% (603) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dailey Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (676 to 767); teachers up 1% (53.5 to 53.8).
About Dailey Middle School
Dailey Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school that serves part of AUSTIN, Texas. The latest federal count shows 767 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district, DEL VALLE ISD, operates 15 schools serving 11,715 students.
At 76%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Dailey Middle School combined. After that, the student body is 15% Black and 5% White. Among all residents of Travis County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. By the diversity index, Dailey Middle School comes in at 40%.
Teachers at Dailey Middle School total 53.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. Middle schools in Texas average about 14.4:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 92%. Among public schools in Travis County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
allk12 grades Dailey Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Dailey Middle School is 9.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Federal survey data for Travis County show that median household income is about $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Dailey Middle School is among the 333 public schools in Travis County.
The nearest public school is Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. Dailey Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 28.5% proficiency; Dailey Middle School posts 24.5%.
The NCES locale for Dailey Middle School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 767, 17% below the 922 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEL VALLE ISD
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Del Valle Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- John P Ojeda Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Del Valle Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
- Popham Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School0.3 mi · 711
- Joseph Gilbert Elementary School1.0 mi · 664
- Austin Discovery School3.2 mi · 202
- KIPP Alegria Primary School3.4 mi · 532
- KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters3.4 mi · 388
- Oak Meadows Elementary School3.8 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Dailey Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dailey Middle School?
Dailey Middle School enrolls approximately 767 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dailey Middle School serve?
Dailey Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dailey Middle School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Dailey Middle School.
How diverse is Dailey Middle School?
Dailey Middle School reports a student body of 5% White, 76% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Dailey Middle School public or private?
Dailey Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DEL VALLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.